kohl container with applicator; (a) container: bamboo tube in sheath of red-dyed leather embellished with leather strips, varicolored silk thread tassels, embroidery and white shell buttons; leather and thread stopper; l. tube only 18 cm.; (b) brass applicator, tapered, angled tip; l. 17.5 cm. Sheath has separate compartment for the applicator.
Donor:
Egyptian-American Friendship Association and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Siwa oasis, Western Desert, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Egypt, Siwa Oasis
Collector:
Ahmed Fakhry
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Brass (alloy), Leather, Shell (animal material), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kohl containers
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Context of use:
For kohl (eye make-up) for women. Used daily. Often carried about, hung on hair tresses.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
b— length 17.5 centimeters and a— length 18 centimeters